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After blasting satellites, China is now focussing on technology that will annihilate asteroids- here’s what we know

After blasting satellites, China is now focussing on technology that will annihilate asteroids- here’s what we know

By Prashant Prabhakar If recent developments are anything to go by, China has been making significant strides in the field of hypersonics and this has been confirmed by top officials…

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NASA delays astronaut spacewalk indefinitely as it receives notification of potentially dangerous debris

NASA delays astronaut spacewalk indefinitely as it receives notification of potentially dangerous debris

The spacewalk was set to be undertaken by Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron, both NASA astronauts. (Representational image: NASA)NASA spacewalk: Debates around space junk are heating up in light of…

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China’s satellite almost crashed into International Space Station! Now scientists are sweating over space junk

China’s satellite almost crashed into International Space Station! Now scientists are sweating over space junk

As per NASA, both the orbital debris and spacecraft travel at speeds of about 15,700 mph in low Earth orbit. (Modeling image: IRAS/TU Braunschweig via ESA)Space Junk: If you are…

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